Begtse Dharmapala, /Prana Atma/

An anonymous artist19th century - 19th century

The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum

Begtse Dharmapala is one of the Ten wrathful patrongods to protect the Buddhism. Mongolians worship this deity as the protectorfrom natural calamities, war, death, sufferings and poverty. The painterillustrated the patron deity with mineral color made of vermilion and coralpigment in accordance with the Buddhist iconographic canon and depicted thehead adornments, armor, mirror plate and implements with pure gold, which madethe depiction more magnificent, realistic and exaggerated in artisticexpression. This artwork is registered in the list of ‘unique and precious’heritage of Mongolia.